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DAVID RAI'l, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUTTON, STUD, au.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 8,860,ldated April 6, 12,352

To aI/.Z whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID RAIT, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Studs and Buttonswhich is Applicable to Various Articles of Jewelry; and l do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partof this specification, in which- Figure l represents a fold stud orbutton in perspective. Fig. 2 is a section'of the same lengthwisethrough the shank, and Fig. 3 is a section taken transversely `throughthe shank. f

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of theseveral iigures.

This invention is applicable to studs, covllar-buttons, glove buttons,sleeve buttons, vest buttons, cuff fasteners, and other articles of asimilar nature.

It consists in making either of these articles with the two disks orheads A, A', de-

tached from each other, and attaching to A, of thesaid heads a tube a,which forms the shank; and to the other A, a small stem which enters thetube a, attached to A, and has two snap-springs c, attached to itspoint, and having a tendency to spring outward, terminating inpngerpieces CZ, closerunder the head. lVhen the stem is placed in the tube,the springs yield until a notch e, under each linger piece reaches theend of the tube, which is turned slightly inward. The springs then ttyoutward from the stem, and their notches catch the turned in edge of thetube, and thus both the heads are secured together and cannot be pulledapart until pressure is applied to the finger pieces to release thenotches. The action of the catch i WG111".

springs will` be best understood byreference to Fig. 2. i nrstuds and`buttons'made in this way, either or both heads may be o-rnamented inany way suitable to the taste.. and either worn outward. The. ngerpieces may be made to lit so snugunder the head A, as not Vto beobserved when` the article is in It may be seen in the drawing thatnotches are made in them` which will receive the thumb and iingernailsand facilitate their being pressed togetherto release `the snap springs.

The only holes required to be made in a garment intended to be securedby these studsand buttons are eyelet holes sufficiently large to admitthe tube or shank a. The

manner of inserting the stud or button is to put the-shank through fromone side, and then insert the stem on the opposite side.`

This improvement constitutes a secure'and speedy` method of attachingand changing one piece of jewelry to make it serve various purposes, forinstance a ring, pin, brooch, stud, or button, the part containing thestone` having the stem and snap springs attached, and the ring, or theback of the pin, brooch, stud, or button having a tube a, into which thestem fits.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-` Making a stud, button or other similar fastening or article ofjewelry, in two parts, one part carrying a tube a, and the other partwith two snap springs c, c, operating in the manner substantially as setforth.

DAVID RAIT.,

Witnesses:

0. D. MUNN, EL. PoLrLiMUs.

